Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 2553, William Floyd, Va.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Va.
Floyd, William
S. 2553
carded
CONTENTS

Ohio - 78212.
William Floyd.
of Clinton in the State of Ohio. who was a Private in the Company commanded by Captain Johnson of the Regt. commanded by Col. Haws. in the Va. Cont. Line served for 9 months $ 30. 00
Inscribed on the Roll of Ohio. at the rate of 30. Dollars 00 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 11 th day of April. 1833 and, sent to B. Hinkson. Wilmington. Ohio.
Arrears to the 4th of March 1833, - 6 0 - Semi-ann. allowance ending 4, Sept 33 15. -
$ 75.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J. H. Palmer Clerk Book C . Vol. 8 , Page eight .

8652. 7842 Clinton County — Ohio
Wm Floyd
look on Na rolls — or rolls —
9. Months ask Mrs. Errant Admitted for 9. Months from 1781. in alled says he enlisted 2. Oct 81 for 8 during the war, but in con- sequence of the Surr of Corn- wallis all the service he performed was guarding the prisoners at Winchester until 4. July — 1782.
Isaac Hester Clark
Clinton Co Benton Twp, Ohio Clinton Co. Milnville P.O. Ohio.

BRIEF in the case of Wm Floyd of Clinton County in the State of Ohio (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? in open court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 70  4. State his services as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days.      enlisted In 1781 October  July 4 th 1782 discharged  ged  27 9 5 As a  Gen. Colo Haws  Captm Johnson  VA Contts   
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he live  when he entered the service  Fairfax County Virgin  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls? no  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? not authenticated 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
John. C. H. Smith Examining Clerk.
2 or 4 Lbs

Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress of the 7 th of June 1832
The State of Ohio Clinton County Is On this 5 th day of September 1832 Personally appeared in open Court before George J Smith President Judge and Jesse Hughes Aaron Severy and James Carkin Esquires his associates in office constituting the Court of Common Pleas in and for said County William Floyd a resident of Vernon Township in the County of Clinton aforesaid aged about 70 years who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress passed June the 7 th 1832 That he enlisted on continued establishment in the Army of the United States in the year 1781 on the 2 d day of October as well as he recollects in the Company commanded by Captain William Johnson whose Lieutenants were Archibald Campbell and Thomas Overlin and served in the Regiment commanded by Colonel Hawes in the Virginia line That he cannot recollect the number of said Regiment nor can he set forth the names and rank of the field officers for the following reasons to wit At the time of his enlistment aforesaid (which was for and during the War) he resided in the Town of Alexandria Fairfax County Virginia where he was enlisted, and from which he had not been removed at the time Cornwallis and his army were captured and after which there was an entire cessation of Arms and the only service this deponent ever performed was as follows Shortly after the surrender of Cornwallis he with 9 or 10 other recruits were marched from Alexandria aforesaid by a sergeant to Winchester and attached to the troops there employed in guarding the prisoners which had been taken in which service this deponent was engaged until about the 4 th day of July 1782 when he was discharged under the proper hand writing of said Colonel Hawes which discharge has long since been lost and gone from deponent He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or an annuity except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the pension Roll of any the Agency in any State
William his Floyd mark
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid. Isaac Morris C.R.

And the said Court do hereby certify and declare their opinion that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states.
Isaiah Morris Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the Original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of William Floyd for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I hereunto set my hand and seal of Office at Wilmington the 15 th day of September A D 1832
Isaiah Morris CLK

In reply to your request for a statement of the military history of William Lloyd , a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau. S. 4,553
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Alexandria Va   Oct. 2, 1781 to July 4, 1782 Wm Johnson Howe Va        
Battles engaged in, ✓
Residence of soldier at enlistment, Alexandria Fairfax Co., Va
Date of application for pension, Sept. 5, 1832.  Allowed.
Residence at date of application, Vernon Twp., Clinton Co., Oh.
Age at date of application, About 70 yrs.
Remarks:
Very respectfully,
Commissioner.

1908, Sept. 2. History to Minnie F. Mickley, Allentown, Pa. F.W.

Van Hoya
8652

RECORD DIVISION.
Department of the Interior, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Briefed by L D L
Claim No. _____
Certificate No. _____
Claimant _____
Soldier Wm Floyd
Service Pa
Additional Service Rev War
No. _____ claim, State records _____, 190_____
No claim, combination records _____, 190_____
REMARKS:
No claim, except Inv. # 2553

MISS MINNIE F. MICKLEY, GENEALOGIST, WASHINGTON, D. C.      MICKLEY'S R. F. D., ALLENTOWN, PA.
Aug. 25, 1908.
EW
Bureau of Pensions, Washington, D.C. Commissioner of Pensions:
Have you any Pension or record of Thomas Sharp 1st. Lieutenant, Captain Whites Company of Spotsylvania County Va? Is there a record of a pension given to Daniel Cole of Pennsylvania, and also William Floyd of Va.
or David Rice va. whose land warrant is No. 2046? - I think the latter were from Prince William or Fauquier Co va. I should like synopsis of Yours truly, Minnie F. Mickley Pensions - as to place the age of Soldier & Service - wife & children

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Wm T. Felton which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? no VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? no XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it? XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had? he knows of none. XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? no XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? no XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered?
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words: "Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.